The Sky Beyond the Universe
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ances, austerities, yogic meditations and so on are no longer required, and for one who does not reach it, all penances and austerities are a useless waste of time. The human form of life is an opportunity to get this boon, and it is the duty of the State, of the parents, teachers and guardians to elevate those who have acquired this human form of life to attain this perfection of life. Simply eating, sleeping, mating and quarrelling like cats and dogs is not civilization. We should properly utilize this human form of life and take advantage of this knowledge to prepare ourselves in Kṛṣṇa consciousness so that twenty-four hours of the day we will be absorbed in Kṛṣṇa and at death at once transfer to that spiritual sky.
puruṣaḥ sa paraḥ pārtha bhaktyā labhyas tv ananyayā yasyāntaḥsthāni bhūtāni yena sarvam idaṁ tatam
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than all, is attainable by unalloyed devotion. Although He is present in His abode, He is all-pervading, and everything is situated within Him.” (Bg. 8.22)
If we are at all interested in reaching that supreme abode, the process, as indicated here, is  bhakti .  Bhaktyā  means devotional service, submission to the Supreme Lord. The root word for  bhaktā  is  bhaj , which means service. The definition of  bhakti  given in the  Nārada-pañcarātra  is “freedom from designation.” If one is determined to get out of all the designations that are attached to the pure spirit soul,